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When it comes to the look and sound of the Apple Pro Speakers, there just isn't quite anything like it. Now you can bring these old speakers back to life again for use with your Mac or Hack. At the end your Apple Pro Speakers should look like so:
As you probably already know, the Apple Pro Speakers came with a 2.5 jack.
Unlike what is the most common which is the 3.5 jack. So the stock plug on these won't work. What can we do? When it comes down to it, a speaker is just a speaker.
Here is what you'll need to get these working again.
Subwoofer. (optional but would be nice) 2 to 5 Outputs. I used Logitech
Apple Pro Speakers (I found 2 pairs at Unique Thrift Store) Not saying they'll have them
but a really good place to look. imunique.com
RCA or 3.5 Jack cable. I used RCA as my Sub took RCA
Soldering Iron or Station. My station is from RadioShack. Its my Favorite one so far.
Wire Strippers
Scissors
Solder
3 Small torx tools, to Open the rear housing. Don't need torx thats just what I used.
Small Phillips
Before we begin, feel free to watch the video at the end of this article. Maybe it will get you more motived and help you accomplish this task.
If your not even sure if your apple speakers work, you can just cut right before the circle part. Attach the two wires to a radio that has the push plate connection.
Get out the old Wire Strippers and Strip some housing off
Inside you'll find Brown and Blue which are Negative - and Yellow and White which are Positive +
You can just connect these to a small amp and it should work fine but if your not down with that then continue.
Grab a small torx set or 3 similar tools to fit inside the back holes and start unscrewing
Start sliding the 3 holed nut and rubber insulator off the old apple speaker wire.
Cut one end off the new wire and slide the nut on first then the insulator. Remember to put them on the right way.
If your having trouble getting the rubber insulator on the new wire you can give it a little C Section using a scissor or box cutter.
Strip the new RCA wire
Start unscrewing the 3 small screws around the apple speaker
Pull the speaker out and pull out the wiring. Turn your soldering iron on!
Slide your new wire into the apple speaker housing from the back. Make sure to pull enough wire through for now so you can solder more easily.
Get a sharpe and label the negative terminal of your speaker like so. Remember Brown and Blue are Negatives! There is no label on these speakers so make one!
Desolder both wires then resolder the new ones. Ground (+) is the uninsulated wire in an RCA cable.
This is what your speaker/wire should look like when finished
Screw the speaker back in using the 3 small screws. Slide the rubber insulator up the wire while pulling all the slack out of the housing out.
Slide the nut back on screw it in and repeat with your other speaker.
Plug it all in and see if it works!
Success! Don't stop buying these speakers when you see them. They are awesome!!!
And the Video of them Playing
[video=youtube;FXJ0EmRzEuE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXJ0EmRzEuE[/video]
Thanks for Looking, Comment if you liked this article!
As you probably already know, the Apple Pro Speakers came with a 2.5 jack.
Unlike what is the most common which is the 3.5 jack. So the stock plug on these won't work. What can we do? When it comes down to it, a speaker is just a speaker.
Here is what you'll need to get these working again.
Subwoofer. (optional but would be nice) 2 to 5 Outputs. I used Logitech
Apple Pro Speakers (I found 2 pairs at Unique Thrift Store) Not saying they'll have them
but a really good place to look. imunique.com
RCA or 3.5 Jack cable. I used RCA as my Sub took RCA
Soldering Iron or Station. My station is from RadioShack. Its my Favorite one so far.
Wire Strippers
Scissors
Solder
3 Small torx tools, to Open the rear housing. Don't need torx thats just what I used.
Small Phillips
Before we begin, feel free to watch the video at the end of this article. Maybe it will get you more motived and help you accomplish this task.
If your not even sure if your apple speakers work, you can just cut right before the circle part. Attach the two wires to a radio that has the push plate connection.
Get out the old Wire Strippers and Strip some housing off
Inside you'll find Brown and Blue which are Negative - and Yellow and White which are Positive +
You can just connect these to a small amp and it should work fine but if your not down with that then continue.
Grab a small torx set or 3 similar tools to fit inside the back holes and start unscrewing
Start sliding the 3 holed nut and rubber insulator off the old apple speaker wire.
Cut one end off the new wire and slide the nut on first then the insulator. Remember to put them on the right way.
If your having trouble getting the rubber insulator on the new wire you can give it a little C Section using a scissor or box cutter.
Strip the new RCA wire
Start unscrewing the 3 small screws around the apple speaker
Pull the speaker out and pull out the wiring. Turn your soldering iron on!
Slide your new wire into the apple speaker housing from the back. Make sure to pull enough wire through for now so you can solder more easily.
Get a sharpe and label the negative terminal of your speaker like so. Remember Brown and Blue are Negatives! There is no label on these speakers so make one!
Desolder both wires then resolder the new ones. Ground (+) is the uninsulated wire in an RCA cable.
This is what your speaker/wire should look like when finished
Screw the speaker back in using the 3 small screws. Slide the rubber insulator up the wire while pulling all the slack out of the housing out.
Slide the nut back on screw it in and repeat with your other speaker.
Plug it all in and see if it works!
Success! Don't stop buying these speakers when you see them. They are awesome!!!
And the Video of them Playing
[video=youtube;FXJ0EmRzEuE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXJ0EmRzEuE[/video]
Thanks for Looking, Comment if you liked this article!
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